Wood Is Good: Current Trends and Future Prospects in Wood Utilization (Hardcover, 2017)

Section A: Wood Properties and Variability_ Chapter 1. Optimizing Wood Utilization Based on Whole Tree Inherent Property Maps.- Chapter 2. Screening Corewood of Pine for Wood Properties.- Chapter 3. Imaging Spiral Grain in Pinus radiata with X-ray Microtomography.- Chapter 4. Rapid Assessment of Wood Density in Standing Trees of Acacia Mangium Willd. Using Resistograph - A Nondestructive Method.- Chapter 5. Eliminating Growth-Stresses in Eucalyptus: A Scoping Study with E. bosistoana and E. nitens.- Chapter 6. Longitudinal Growth Strains in Melia Dubia.- Chapter 7. Immunofluorescence Localization of beta-(1-4)-D-galactan, and Xylans in Tension Wood and Normal Wood Fibres of Leucaena Leucocephala.- Chapter 8. Comparative Wood Anatomy of Four Artocarpus Species of North East India with Reference to their Identification.- Chapter 9. Wood anatomy of Some Members of Family Fagaceae from North East India.- Chapter 10. Anatomical Characterization and In vitro Laboratory Decay Test of Different Woods Decayed by Xylaria Hypoxylon.- Chapter 11. Growth Ring Structure and Specific Gravity Variation in Juvenile and Mature Wood of Natural-grown Teak (Tectona grandis L. f.).- Chapter 12. Variability for Heartwood Content in Three Commercially Important Tree Species of Peninsular India - Hardwickia Binata, Pterocarpus Santalinus and Santalum Album.- Chapter 13. Relations between Growth Traits and Wood Parameters of Tectona grandis L.f in Even-aged Plantations in Tamil Nadu.- Chapter 14. Variation in Heartwood Formation and Wood Density in Plantation Grown Red Sanders (Pterocarpus Santalinus).- Chapter 15. Identification and Characterization of Tension Wood in Acacia Auriculiformis A. Cunn. Ex Benth and Acacia Mangium Willd. Grown in Kerala.- Chapter 16. Basic Density and Fibre Morphological Characteristics of Selected Pulpwood Species of Kerala.- Chapter 17. Estimation of Leaf Area-wood Density Traits Relationship in Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests of Southern Coromandel Coast, Peninsular India.- Chapter 18. Variations on Pulping Properties of Gmelina Arborea Roxb. Grown in Different Geographical Regions of Tamil Nadu, India.- Chapter 19. Biochemical Characterization of Wood Lignin of Hevea Brasiliensis.- Section B: Wood Protection_ Chapter 20. Protection of Wood: A Global Perspective on the Future.- Chapter 21. Conveyor Belt Pressure Impregnation of Wood.- Chapter 22. Natural Resistance of Imported Timbers against Termites and Fungi in Indian Condition - A Comparison.- Chapter 23. Enhancing Photostability of Wood Coatings Using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles.- Chapter 24. Screening of Oils of Pongamia Pinnata Linn., Jatropha Curcus Linn. and Simarouba Glauca. D.C. for Developing Eco-friendly Wood Preservatives.- Chapter 25. Fungal Inhibition in Wood Treated with Lantana Camara L. Extract.- Chapter 26. Powder Post Beetle Menace in Wooden Handicraft Industries and their Management.- Chapter 27. Effect of Thermal Modification on Physical Properties of Bambusa Nutans.- Section C: Wood-based Composites_ Chapter 28. Micromechanics of Cellulose Fibers and their Composites.- Chapter 29. Adhesives of Bio Origin for Wood Composites.- Chapter 30. Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Hemp Polyester Composites.- Chapter 31. Lantana Fiber Filled Polypropylene Composite.- Chapter 32. Development of Fire Retardant Wood Composite Using Amino Resin.- Chapter 33. Study on Utilization of Plantation Grown Timber Species Grevillea Robusta (Silver Oak) for Medium Density Fibre Board.- Chapter 34. Suitability of Mixed Species of Bamboo (Bambusa Polymorpha and BambusaTulda) for Medium Density Particle Board.- Section D: Wood Utilization Pattern_ Chapter 35. A Comparative Assessment of Autoclave and Microwave Assisted Peroxometal Complex in Delignification of Wood Biomass for Enhanced Sugar Production.- Chapter 36. Yield Evaluation of Oyster Mushroom on Dust Waste of Some Common Timber Species.- Chapter 37. Study on Fuel Properties of Important Biomass Briquetting